1965 Saffron Walden by-election

The Saffron Walden by-election of 23 March 1965 was held after the awarding of a life peerage to Conservative MP Rab Butler.

The seat was safe, having been won at the 1964 United Kingdom general election by 5,000 votes[1]

Result of the previous general election

General election 1964: Saffron Walden

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Rab Butler	20,610	49.3
	Labour	Michael D Cornish	15,655	37.5
	Liberal	Frank PD Moore	6,189	13.3
Majority			4,955	11.8
Turnout			42,454
	Conservative hold		Swing

Result of the by-election

By-election 1965: Saffron Walden[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Peter Kirk	18,851	48.5	-0.8
	Labour	Michael D Cornish	15,358	39.5	+2.0
	Liberal	Frank PD Moore	4,626	11.9	-1.4
Majority			3,493	9.0	-2.8
Turnout			38,835
	Conservative hold		Swing

References

1. Archived 29 July 2012 at the Wayback Machine PoliticsResources.net
2. "1965 By Election Results". Archived from the original on 29 October 2013. Retrieved 19 August 2015.